Printing-machine.



G. M. BRECKENRIDGE.

I PRINTING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 4, 1912.

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

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W W/t' G. M. BRECKENRIDGE. PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION YILED NOVM 1912. LQ8Q3Q1 Patented Dec. 2, 1-913.

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G M. BRBGKSNRIDGE.

- PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOVA, 1912.

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APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1912,

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

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GEORGE M. BRECKENRIDGE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD T0JAMES P. MQMANUS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PRINTING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2, 1913.

Application filed November 4, 1912. Serial No. 729,272.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that I, Gnonon M. Basemennrnon,a citizen of the United States, and z resident of the city of Chicago,county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Printing-Machines, of which the following is aspecili-ation.

My invention relates to printing mechanism and more especially toprinting mechanism or apparatus employed for printing indorselncnts onchecks, and has for its object the provision of a machine of thischaracter which is of improved construction and operation.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the :n-companyingdrawings iforming a part of this specification, and in which, 1 Figure 1is a side view of a machine embodying my invention, Fig. i an enlargeddetail section taken through clutch mechanism employed in the machine.Fig. i. an enlarged view of an electric switch member employed in themachiim, Fig. 4. a top plan View of the machine with portions brokenaway for the sake of clearness. Fig. 5. a front elevation of themachine, Fig. (3, an enlarged section of a printing roller employed inthe ll'ltlt'llillt. Fig. 7. an enlarged section of an electric switchemployed in the machine, Fig. 8. a detail view of a stop member employedin the machine, Fig. 9. a longitudinal section of the machine. Fig 10. aside view of a modified form of clutch mechanism, and Fig. 11. an innerface view of said clutch mechanism.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawingscomprises a suitable frame 1 having an ordinary electric motor 2 mountedtherein. Motor 2 is connected in circuit, by means of wires Ii. t and 5,with switch plates (3 and 7 which are insulated from each other andsecured to the side of frame 1. as indicated, said switch plates 6 and 7being arranged at an inclination to each other so as to afford a sort ofWedging action to the other member of the switch, as will be explainedhereinafter. Motor 2 is connected by means of a belt 8 with a drivingpulley t) which is secured to a driving shaft 10 suitably mounted in themachine. Driving shaft 10 is connected by means of a belt 11 with adrivingpulley 12 mounted upon a printing shaft 13 arranged centrally inthe machine, as indicated. This, printing shaft .13 has two disks Ltadjust ably secured thereto by set. screws and said disks are providedwith suitable perforations adapted to receive pins 15 on a segmenlalsupporting member 16. Segmental member '16 is provided with inwardlyextending arms 1? which are notched or bifurcated at their inner ends toembrace shaft 13, and the printing element 18 is secured to the outersurface of said member 16 as indicated in Fig. (3. This specific form ofconstruction of a printing member constitutes a simple and etlicient onefor the purpose and one that may be readily taken apart and reassembledas desired. An impression roller 15 is mounted in spring held slidableblocks 20 so as to have yielding contact with said printing member andan inking rolhr 21 is also mounted in a spring held slidable block 2" soas to have yielding contact with said printing member.

A stationary guide member 23 is arranged above the printing mcchanisn'iand extends substantially verticall' as indicated in Fig 9. movableguide member 24 is als mounted above the printing mechanism tt cooperatewith guide 23, said movable guidi member 24 extending in an inclinedpositioi upwardly and toward the operator of tln machine. who stands tothe left thereof. as the machine is shown in Fig. 9. The guidi member 2!is pivotallv mounted on down wardly and rearwardly extending arms whichare pivotally mounted on shaft 13 By this arrangement it will beobserved tha when the operator inserts a check betweel guide members 23and l-t, the natnra downward movement of the hand will bring the hand incontact with guide mem er 2- and de 'u'css the same after the check ha;been inserted in operative pcsition hctweei roller 19 and the printingroller. thus in snring that the guide member will be dc check in thepriniin a 3 th locking pin 30 which aria'pted to enter any one ofurzaliiy of holes 31' formed iv. the on; o co in gimme on the outer fameof pufioy oroatic stop member 33 is pi omoun'e'L-sd on frmne 2505 isnoun;

by 2*, spring 3 1 in the path of clot-c1 o as to he struck by mid cmmham tho shaft 13 revolves. Stop member is outwardly beveled or lULH'idQdits 01 and and an ahrug at stop shoulder fomfhod at the termination ofhovel 35 as shown in Fig. 8. By arrangemonu it will ho obscrved that asshaft: 13 and ouiic 3.2 revolve in fiho direction of the, arrow 5110??Fig. 1 the uppar end of arm 29 Wifi st inc the heve ied portion of stopmember anal sairl arm will ho forced out" wardly to disengage pin 30from the co1-msponding hole 81, thus disengaging pulioy 12 from shaft18. Immediately after this ofiected, arm 29 sirikes the ohrup stopshouidor 86 and stops shaft 1% and conscquanti y the printing mechanismin zfihe same position every time. The adjacent support;- ing arm 25 forguido member 24 is provided with a springhchl extension 3? which in 1mmconnected by means of a link 38 with stop member 33, so that when saidguide memhm' 7 nfcsseoi, stop mcmbcr 33 Win SW15 upwardly to releaseclutch mm 529 PII'Uu rotation of 13, wifi he observed, that oi; each i17 action ncchzmisny the gum v mcmhvr 2% vii ho tiomve-uaed by tho uni-1motion of (he opemfiml hmuh aim? 'pv'inizini sha'fi 1.3 released oroperation. 43ml extension 37 carries a pivotal m'iggcr member 39normally held against a stop pin 40 by means 0:1? :1 spring This member39 is arranged to contact with one arm 42 of a. s'prin held hell crankso as to rock. said boil cm 5: upon devotion of said trigger arm, but topass said hell crank filly when dcpressefi. The other arm 43 of saidboil crank connocficd by moons; of a, link 4% with one arm 45 ono'zhorhwgcr hell 011ml: as shown in Fig. 1. (-1 45 carries metallic springs'w'itoh mezin'k'aer" said switch mmv hcrs being secure in arm by meansof Mating members M and cooperate; with ch plates 6 and 7, as'indicatedin Fig. (2 other arm &8 of said larger hen (oh 1-; shown in '1 hisaction Fed from pulley necimnism i".

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member 51 havil inflow fameof p Hey 12) pix (whiny moi; mum and ggix'cna sh t-m1 i-p connection 53 with guido member 5-2. pin 30 Secureddirectly to the outer from we policy whoa-1 it? is spring-hold. stop pawof pulley wh'eei 1' by the mm m. in chop ing my invention into eflect,these are ca pable of variation and modification without departing fromthe spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited tothe precise details of construction set forth, but desire to availmyself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope ofthe appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. A machine of the class described comprising rotary printing mechanismand an electric motor for operating the same; a circuit for operatingsaid moto'; auton'iatic means for breaking said circuit anddisconnecting said printing mechanism; and art-automatic stop arrangedto stop said printing mechanism at the same point after each operationthereof, substantially as described.

2. A machine of the class described comprising printing mechanism and anelectric motor for operating the same; a circuit for operating saidmotor; automatic means for first breaking said circuit and thendisconnecting said printing mechanism and motor after each operation ofsaid printing mechanism; and an automatic stop arranged to stop saidprinting mechanism at the same point after each operation thereof,snbstantially as described.

3. A machine of the class described com prising rotary printingmechanism and an electric motor for operating the same; an electriccircuit for opcrating'said motor; a switch controlling said circuit; aclutch mechanism for releasably connecting said motor and printingmechanism means for connecting said clutch mechanism and throwing saidswitch to close said circuit; and automatic means for throwing saidswitch to break said circuit and disconnecting said clutch mechanism,substantially as described.

4. A machine of the class described comprising printing mechanism and anelectric motor for operating the same; an electric circuit for operatingsaid motor; a switch controlling said circuit; a clutch mechanism forreleasabl connecting said motor and printing mcclianism; means forconnecting said clutch mechanism and throwing said switch to close saidcircuit; and automatic means for first throwing said switch to breaksaid circuit and then disconnecting said clutch mechanism, substantiallyas described.

5. A machine ofthe classdescribed comprising rotary rinting mechanismand an electric motor tor operating the same; an electric circuit foroperating said motor; a switch. controlling said circuit; a clutchmechanism for releasably connecting said motor and printing mechanism;means for simultaneously connecting said clutch mechanism and throwingsaid switch to close said circuit; and automatic means for throwing saidswitch to break said circuit and disconnecting said clutch mechanism,substantially as described.

6. A machine of the class described comprising printing mcchanism and anelectric motor for operating the same; an electric circuit, foroperating said motor; a switch controlling said circuit; a clutchmechanism for releasably connecting said motor and printing mechanism;means for simultaneously connecting said clutch mechanism and throwingsaid switch to close said circuit; and automatic means for firstthrowing said switch to break said circuit and then disconnecting saidclutch mechanism, substantially as described.

7. A machine of the class described comprising rotary printing mechanismand an electric motor for operating the same; an electric circuit foroperating said motor; a \\llt'll controlling said circuit; a clutchnu-chanism for releasably connecting said motor and printing mechanism;means for connecting said clutch mechanism and throwing said switch toclose said circuit; and automatic means for throwing said switch tobreak said circuit and immediately release said switch to permitindependent operation thereof and disconnecting said clutch mechanism,substantially as described. p

A machine of the class described (2011M prising printing mechanism andan electric motor for operating the same; an electric circuit foroperating said motor; a switch controlling said circuit; a clutchmechanism for releasably connecting said motor and printing mechanism;means for simultaneously connecting said clutch mechanism and throwingsaid switch to close said circuit; and automatic means [or f rstthrowing said switch to break said circuit and i nmediately, releasesaid switch to permit ii'niepcndcnt operation thereof and thendisconnecting said c.utch mechanism, substantially as described.

t). A, machine of the class described com prising rotary printingmechanism and a driving .shaft therefor; a driving member looselymounted on said shaft; a. clutch member fixed to said driving member andprovided with a plurality of holes arranged circumierentially with theaxis of said shaft as a center; a spring held arm fixed to said shaftadjacent said clutch member; a pin on said arm arranged to enter saidholes; a stop member having a beveled surface and an abrupt stopshoulder or tinged to strike said arm; an electric motor arranged todrive said driving member; an electric circuit for operating said motor;a switch controlling said circuit; means for simultanewcifimtion in. Huipre ame of BLEClfZENEiHD'GE" y moving said step n'xemb" to l'elaase Iname in this arm and tin'uwing said F h to 0105': hm mi simplitz a 1dmllmnatic means fwd open .1 before cuniaut behveen said Sims; mmnbm',substmliiail Poms,

